The Cocktail Party

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T232484552 (DONMAR08) Considered the most popular of his plays in his lifetime, The Cocktail Party (1949) will receive a semi-staged reading for one evening only. Warring married couple Edward and Lavinia Chamberlayne are about to throw a cocktail party at their London home when Lavinia chooses the moment to leave her husband. A highly original take on the ‘drawing room comedy’ of the era.Director Jamie Lloyd.
17 Dec 08	Donmar Warehouse, West End :: V389 listing details L1558418755
T1941298705 (3D03) D Theatre. Director Christopher Craig. Performer Sally Mortemore (Julia). Performer Charlotte Melen (Lavinia). Performer Adso Brown (Edward).
22 Apr 03 to 11 May 03	Courtyard Theatre, Inner London :: V184 listing details L01437880240
T0309806791 (IFIELF02) Company Ifield Community College Players.
15 Feb 02	The Hawth, Crawley :: V720 listing details L01022109416
T01118885346 (ROY97) Company Royal Lyceum Theatre Company. Director Philip Franks. Performer Simon Jones. Performer Maggie Steed. Performer Sebastian Harcombe. Performer Clive Merrison. Performer David Bamber. Performer Suzanne Burden. Performer Anna Linstrum.
25 Aug 97 to 30 Aug 97	King's Theatre, Edinburgh :: V601 listing details L748928430
Other listings
22 Oct 96 to 26 Oct 96	OFS Studio (previously known as Old Fire Station Theatre), Oxford :: V800 listing details L0786529361

Details

Play :: In his most sparkling dramatic work T.S. Eliot takes a comic convention and uses it to explore his themes of conflict, recognition and acceptance. Edward and Lavinia have just enough in common to make them loathe one another. That is, until an unidentified guest at their party offers them, and their respective lovers, hope of escape from the trap. But freedom can come at a terrible price.

Author

T.S.Eliot